AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options. But when it came time to replace her Chevrolet Blazer SUV, for which she’d paid about $40,000 three years ago, Chumley chose something smaller. And less costly. With her purchase of a Chevrolet
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say two men armed with daggers killed two transgender women at their home in conservative northwest Pakistan overnight before fleeing the scene. It’s a sign of increasing violence against trans people in the country. Local police in the city of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province say the motive
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El Muraba Veil alcanzará una altura de aproximadamente 380 metros y un ancho de unos 22,6 metros, según los detalles revelados por los arquitectos y promotores del proyecto. La torre, de 73 plantas, contará con 131 apartamentos de entre dos y cinco dormitorios cada uno, según un comunicado enviado a CNN
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Vietnam eligió este lunes a Luong Cuong, un general militar, como su nuevo presidente, el cuarto funcionario en desempeñar el papel principalmente ceremonial en 18 meses. Cuong, de 67 años, fue elegido por la Asamblea Nacional para reemplazar a To Lam, quien siguió siendo presidente incluso después de ser designado formalmente
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Casi tres años después de que la invasión rusa de Ucrania generara la condena de Moscú por parte de países de todo el mundo, el líder Vladimir Putin organiza una cumbre con más de una decena de líderes mundiales, en una clara señal del autócrata de que, lejos de estar solo,
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Ivana Kottasová, CNN | Video by Luis Graham Yool, CNN Tel Mond, Israel (CNN) — Meir Golan sank his face in the dense, dark orange soil. He seemed desperate to stay close to his daughter for as long as possible, holding tight onto Shirel’s shroud as she was being buried. More
Continue ReadingCNN By Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Ivana Kottasová, CNN | Video by Luis Graham Yool, CNN Tel Mond, Israel (CNN) — Meir Golan sank his face in the dense, dark orange soil. He seemed desperate to stay close to his daughter for as long as possible, holding tight onto Shirel’s shroud as she was being buried.
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — A Harvey Weinstein le diagnosticaron cáncer de huesos, dijo a CNN una fuente cercana al productor encarcelado. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel El diagnóstico específico de Weinstein es leucemia mieloide crónica, una forma de cáncer de la médula ósea, dice la fuente, y agrega que está recibiendo tratamiento en Rikers Island
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of Johannesburg. Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jeff Liu said at a news conference on Tuesday that the demand to move or shut the office violated a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank this month are worried about their livelihoods and the future of tourism and fishing in the area as they prepare for the arrival of Britain’s King Charles III
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Circulation problems in the legs are a fairly common problem, and compression socks can make a big difference – not just to reduce swelling, but help prevent dangerous blood clots. Inovia Vein Specialty Center in Bend is offering free sock fittings every Monday this month.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A changing climate triggers a sudden shift in ocean circulation, creating weather havoc and plunging Earth into an abrupt new Ice Age. It sounds like the basis for a Hollywood blockbuster – the 2004 science fiction disaster film “The Day After Tomorrow,” has similar plot lines – but it’s actually a
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to successful firefighting efforts and full containment, the Willamette National Forest has terminated an emergency closure order for the Bingham Fire, which was reported Sept. 30 on the Detroit Ranger District. The Bingham Fire, located in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness east of Marion Forks, is approximately 199 acres and 100%
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes barely budged after a quiet day of mixed trading on Tuesday. The S&P 500 edged down by less than 0.1%. It was a tiny loss, but it still marked the first back-to-back drop for the index in a month and a half. The index fell
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, a source close to the incarcerated producer tells CNN. Weinstein’s specific diagnosis is chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer of the bone marrow, the source says, adding that he is undergoing treatment at Rikers Island in New York. Weinstein’s longtime
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Discover Your Forest, the nonprofit partner of the Deschutes National Forest, is hosting the annual Winter Volunteer Information Night next week for volunteers who are interested in supporting the Forest Stewards on the Deschutes National Forest. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 29, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A super-narrow skyscraper, measuring no more than a single apartment across, is being planned for Dubai. The Muraba Veil will reach 1,247 feet into the sky but will be just about 74 feet across, according to details revealed by the architects and developer behind the project. The 73-story tower
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it described as punishment for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty. The live-fire drills were being held near the Pingtan islands, according to a notice from the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The sun was creeping over the horizon on a recent morning in Pennsylvania’s erstwhile steel country, but inside a house next to two radio towers, Victor Martinez stood with a microphone, ready to broadcast his views to thousands of Spanish-speaking listeners. “Señores, abran los ojos,” Spanish for “Gentlemen, open
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In Georgia, nonvoters are the most complicated piece of the electoral puzzle in a state that could decide the presidency. There are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don’t. That’s four times the number of votes
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